To handle the economic hardship in the country, President Tinubu has been advised by Senator Ali Ndume to dialogue with the youths.
This advice by the Senator was given on Monday ahead of the protest which is slated to kick off 1st of August, 2024.
According to Ndume, dialoguing with the organisers of the protest will help reduce the tension and avert the protest from happening.
“I think the President should talk to Nigerians, talk to the youths,”
His advice aligns with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)’s words to the President Tinubu to talk to the leaders of the planned protest.
On Monday, a statement was released that the labour union said Tinubu should invite the leaders of the protest group and talk with them
“As the date for the widely reported national protest looms, the Nigeria Labour Congress urges President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to invite the leadership of the protest movement for discussions on their grievances,” the NLC president Joe Ajaero said.
“It is, therefore, condescending and dismissive to describe the daily brutish ordeal that Nigerians are going through as a sponsored political dissent. Even if it is so, it is still within the confines of citizens’ rights to protest on political grounds. Just that the current unease in the country does not need political motivation to spark and splurge,” Ajaero said.
“All that the hurting citizens demand from their government is a listening ear and an empathetic heart. Maybe, that is what the organisers of the protest are looking for given their continued notices on different social media platforms.”
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